If you’re concerned about your teen’s weight, you might want to refrain from saying so. A new study found that body image perceptions that people have in their teen years can play a large role in how healthy they are later in life – and can predict whether or not an individual will battle adult …
Self-critical female book heroines may be endearing to the average woman, but researchers say they can be damaging to your self-esteem. In a study published in the journal Body Image, researchers from Virginia Tech found that female protagonists who were healthy weights but had low self-esteem could impact the way a woman reader felt about …
Parents ought to pay more attention to the messages they send to their kids about body image, an expert says. Dr. Aaron Krasner, director of the adolescent transitional living program at Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Conn., asserts that parents tend to forget how their words, feelings and thoughts are projected onto their kids. …
In what is potentially the largest study of its kind in the world, researchers from La Trobe University in Melbourne found that children as young as three years old can recognize different body images – and that this awareness comes with early discrimination about what is considered good or bad when it comes to body …
The start of a new year always brings with it a wide variety of diets and fads aimed at helping people lose weight. But the latest one–a gadget that sucks food out of the stomach–seems to be crossing the line into dangerous territory. The device, made by Dean Kamen and Aspire Bariatrics, is called the …
As a fashion photographer who is all-too familiar with Photoshop, Victoria Janashvili wanted to showcase the idea that women of all shapes and sizes can be appealing, stunning and beautiful. The result of this desire culminated in a Kickstarter campaign for the funding of “Curves,” an art photography book that celebrates “curves, and boobs, and …
A long-term study that followed women for 20 years found that females who diet at a young age are more likely to have negative health consequences later in life. The younger a woman was when she first started dieting, the more likely she was to have disordered eating habits, the Florida State University researchers reported. …
In an effort to help consumers make better nutritional choices, states have implemented mandatory labeling standards for fast-food chains and restaurants – requiring them to reveal calorie and nutritional information about their meals. But do these labels really influence purchasing habits? Are Americans making better choices because of them? A recent study from researchers at …
If you post pictures of things you eat on Instagram, you may have an underlying problem – at least that’s what one doctor says. Canadian Obesity Network chair Dr. Valerie Taylor argues that some people who are obsessed with documenting their food intake on social media sharing sites, like Instagram, may start to develop unhealthy …
They say that people who have overcome mental health problems often want to become therapists. Drug addicts want to become substance abuse counselors. Athletes want to become coaches. So does it follow suit that those with eating disorders might be drawn to careers in nutrition and fitness? Nisha Obaidullah, a UK fitness trainer from Bristol, …
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